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← NEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,330,958
Total expenses
$2,270,218
Contributions and grants received
$353,361
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,736,083
Investment income
$69,873
Other revenue
$171,641
Total assets, end of year
$4,021,481
Total liabilities, end of year
$729,602
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,291,879
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,612,049
Management and general expenses
$440,891
Fundraising expenses
$217,278
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,612,049

Program services were 71.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $103,007

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $250,354

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Nature/School Programs

    total $1,736,083 · related or exempt $1,736,083

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $55,561 · excluded $55,561

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $6,962

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $6,962

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $6,962 · excluded $6,962

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $238,060

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $223,748

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $14,312

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $14,312 · excluded $14,312

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $231,071

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $103,007

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $71,326

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $159,745 · excluded $159,745

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $8,127

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $3,193

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,934 · excluded $4,934

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $221,928 · program services $155,349 · management and general $44,386 · fundraising $22,193

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,119,181 · program services $783,427 · management and general $223,836 · fundraising $111,918

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,932 · program services $5,552 · management and general $1,586 · fundraising $794

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $124,479 · program services $87,135 · management and general $24,896 · fundraising $12,448

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $101,872 · program services $71,311 · management and general $20,374 · fundraising $10,187

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,826 · management and general $7,826

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,600 · management and general $17,600

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $11,583 · management and general $11,583

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,662 · program services $2,730 · fundraising $2,932

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $97,622 · program services $68,039 · management and general $19,722 · fundraising $9,861

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $59,549 · program services $41,684 · management and general $11,910 · fundraising $5,955

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,280 · program services $2,296 · management and general $656 · fundraising $328

  • 20 · Interest

    total $987 · program services $987

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $83,781 · program services $58,647 · management and general $16,756 · fundraising $8,378

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $101,188 · program services $70,832 · management and general $20,237 · fundraising $10,119

  • 24a · Other expenses: Repairs and Maintenance

    total $188,268 · program services $188,268

  • 24b · Other expenses: Materials and Supplies

    total $74,694 · program services $46,621 · management and general $13,321 · fundraising $14,752

  • 24c · Other expenses: Outside Services

    total $35,321 · program services $21,706 · management and general $6,202 · fundraising $7,413

  • 24d · Other expenses: Auto Expense

    total $4,471 · program services $4,471

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,994 · program services $2,994

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $72,015 · end of year $9,855

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $840,464 · end of year $770,733

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $25,076 · end of year $14,298

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $3,166 · end of year $3,166

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $89,112 · end of year $32,478

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,251,673

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,320,226

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,001,728 · end of year $931,447

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,931,484 · end of year $2,259,504

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $84,274 · end of year $23,438

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $716,093 · end of year $677,154

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $36,386 · end of year $29,010

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,397,998 · end of year $1,408,901

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,728,294 · end of year $1,882,978

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

An environmental education center and sanctuary dedicated to helping people of all ages better understand, appreciate, and care for the world of nature.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Educational programs focusing on nature for schools, preschool children and the general public.

  • Preschool provided a curriculum influenced by environmental science and nature based settings.

    Expenses $1,099,042 · Revenue $1,177,086

  • A summer camp program that featured live animal demonstrations, habitat exploration, natural science investigations, and outdoor adventure trips.

    Expenses $312,832 · Revenue $384,399

  • An environmental education program to teach interrelationships in nature and the diversity that supports our regional ecosystems.

    Expenses $200,175 · Revenue $174,598

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jeb Armstrong

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Emily Burns

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Megan Baroni

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Tammy Dluzyn

    Preschool Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Stephen Clasby

    Buildings Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Ben Hoffhine

    Land Management Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Maria Magliacano

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Molly Reilly

    Development Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Stephanie Solomon

    Marketing Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Tom Turrentine

    Land Management Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Mariko LeBaron

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Alice Wyman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Shannon Keiske

    Adult Programming Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Britta Pemberton

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Anthony Vogel

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lindsay Regan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Bill Flynn

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $99,135
    From this org
    $81,364
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,771
    Hours/week
    40

  • Chelsey Hobby

    Director of Finance

    Total calculated
    $108,062
    From this org
    $95,749
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,313
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
3 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500789349300100

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